Analysis
Beijing Summit Signals a G-2 World
The May 14-15 meeting between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping in Beijing should not be remembered only as another high-level diplomatic encounter. It was not a…
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Interference With the Judiciary is A Part of Governance in Sri Lanka
It’s hard to find a single government after 1977 which had not interfered with judicial affairs Past governments’ failures or violations do not justify those of…
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PM Balen has Eroded Democratic Norms. Up Next Could be The Rules
Although coups like the one imposed by King Mahendra in 1960—or the one done by his son Gyanendra in 2002—do exist as historical examples of a…
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Can Peace Talks End Insurgency?
Filipinos have endured the communist insurgency for more than five decades. The Communist Party of the Philippines–New People’s Army–National Democratic Front (CPP-NPA-NDF), once a formidable force,…
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Violence, Trauma and Rising Crime Rates: How Israel’s Wars of Aggression are Hitting Home
Netanyahu exports the logic of occupation and dispossession across the region - at the expense of his own society Something dangerous is happening within Israeli society,…
Analysis
The Lethal Policy Choice of Inequality: How India’s Super Rich Rule Over Democracy
In a country like India, nine out of ten workers are informal workers who are forced to work in insecure, unsafe jobs at dirt wages with…
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Why Bangladesh-India Relations Keep Resetting Without Settling
In a repeat of past experiences, India’s ties with Bangladesh, its immediate neighbour and strategic partner, are now entering another phase of recalibration. Since political uncertainty…
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Between Washington and Tehran: Pakistan’s Diplomatic Moment and India’s Questioned Role
In this contemporary world, a country’s influence and relevance extend beyond traditional metrics such as military capability and economy size. Among significant factors that contribute to…
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How Did the BJP Gain A Stronghold in West Bengal?
The result of the just-concluded West Bengal legislative assembly election is significant not only because of the change of power but also because it marks the…
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Hindutva’s Main Challenger was Federal State Identity. Has The Fall of TMC and DMK Ended That?
Welcome to The India Fix by Shoaib Daniyal. A newsletter on Indian politics. As always, if you’ve been sent this newsletter and like it, to get…
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Global Fragmentation is Rewiring Asia’s Economic Future
Asia’s rise was built in a period when economics largely operated above geopolitics – that separation is now collapsing Asia became prosperous in an era of…
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Aid Without Transformation: Pakistan’s Recurring Dilemma
Since its inception in 1947, Pakistan's economic trajectory has been deeply intertwined with external assistance. From early American aid during the Cold War to contemporary multilateral…